Funnel posr powder kegs



Sept. 23 1924. 1,509,539

A. H. BASSLER FUNNEL FOR POWDER KEGS Filed Sept. 26. 192-3 "'mvsmok gwalassm ATTORNEY] Patented Sept. 23, 1924..

UNITED STATES ARTHUR H. BASSLER, OF IBELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.

FUNNEL FOR FOWDER KEGS.

Application filed September 26, 1923. Serial No. 664,835.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that ARTHUR H. BASSLER, a citizen of the United States of America, re siding at the city of Belleville, State of Illinois, United States of America, have invented a certain new and useful Funnel for Powder Kegs, of which the following is such a full, clear, andexact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a funnel and particularly to one which may be applied to the pouring opening of a powder keg to facilitate the filling of m ners cartridges. One object of my invention is to so construct the funnel that it will be held in place by frictional contact with the edges of the pouring opening, thus not only making the device easy of application to the keg, but also enabling it to be used in connection with kegs having different forms of pouring opening closures so long as the opera ings themselves are of approximately the same size. Another object of my invention is to provide the inner end ofthe funnel with a deflector of such form as to facilitate the removal of the last of thepowder from the keg. I

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one form of funnel made in accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is an end view of a powder keg; Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 4; Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, the funnel being shown in position; Figure 4 is an enlarged side view of the funnel, and Figure 5 is a view of a part of the end of a keg having a different form of pouring opening closure.

The powder keg 6, to which my funnel is adapted to be applied, is provided at one end with a pouring opening 7. In nearly all the kegs now in use the pouring opening 7 is surrounded by an annular member 8, as shown in Figure 1, provided with lugs 9 and held in position by crimping the metal of the keg around its inner edge, or by a triangular member 10, as shown in Figure 5, provided with a turned up edge 11 forming a stop. The opening 7 in the form of keg shown in Figure 1, is adapted to be closed by a disc (not shown), the lugs 9 being bent down over it, as shown in dotted lines. The opening in the form shown in Figure 5 is closed by a grooved triangular plate (not shown) engaging wi ")h the member 10 and held against the stop 11 by bending up the point of the member as indi cated by dotted line 12. I-Ieretofore funnels for filling cartridges have been made by providing a tubular member at one end with a plate corresponding in shape to the pouring opening closure used in connection with the keg. a funnel adapted for use with the keg shown. in Figure 1 cannot be used with the form shown in Figure 5 and vice versa. Moreover, considerable time is necessarily lost in applying such funnels and detaching them from the kegs. A further objection to such funnels is that, owing to the pouring opening being located some distance from the side walls of the keg, it is ditlicult to remove the last of the powder. This latter difficulty is such that it is customary for the miners to cut out the heads of the kegs with their picks to remove the last of the powder. This practice not only coir sumes time, but is highly dangerous on account of the liability of explosion from sparks caused by striking steel on iron. All these objections are overcome by my form of funnel which will now be described.

The body of the funnel consists of a tubular member '15 slightly tapering in form, being largest at its inner end. The internal diameter of the tube 15, at its inner end, is equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of the opening 7 and has positioned in it a curved spring brass plate 16, forming both africtional retaining member and a deflector for assisting in the removal of the last of the powder. The plate 16 is secured in position by rivets 17 the riveted portion extending not more, and preferably slightly less, than half way around the tube, as shown in Figure 2. The spring of the plate in making frictional contact with the edges of the opening is then not interfered with. The tapered form of the tubes not only facilitates the flow of the powder but also, by giving a flaring form to the intruding portion of the plate, assists in securing good frictional contact for holding the device in place. Owing to the relative diameter of the tube and pouring opening above pointed out, the inner end 18 of the tube forms a stop striking against the end of the keg to limit the movement of the device when It will be evident that such.

ving a non-elastic placing it in position. The plate 16 does not extend entirely around the tube 15 but has its edges separated by a space 19, leaving an opening into the tube flush with the inner face of the end of the keg, which opening should be turned toward the closest portion of the keg wall, as shown in F igure 3.

In using my funnel it is only necessary to insert the end of theplate 16 in the opening 7 and force the same inwardly until the stop 18 strikes the end of the keg, when the device will be firmly held in place by friction. The spring of the plate 16 is sutiicient to compensate for slight variation in size of the pouring opening of different kegs. The platebeing made of brass there is no danger of explosion from sparks. In removing the .last of the powder, the keg is held in an inclined position and given a jerking movement which causes the powder to strike against the deflector 16, by which it is guided into the funnel so that all the powder is easily removed without cutting out the end of the keg.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a tubular member formpouring spout, of a spring retaining member carried thereby and yielding to make frictional contact with the edges of pouring openings of substantially different diameters, said retaining member s also forming a deflectorfor the contents of the keg.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a tapered tubular member, said member being'smaller at its outer end than at its inner end, of a spring member positioned in the inner end of said tubular member and adapted to make frictional contact with the edges of the pouring: opening of a keg, said retaining member forming a deflector.

4. In a device of the class described. the

combination with a tubular member, of a spring retaining plate positioned in the inner'end thereof and adapted to make frictional contact with the edges of the pouring opening of a keg, said plate also forming a deflector, the edges of said plate being separated to form an opening of substantial width flush with the inner face of the head of the keg to which the device is applied for removing the last of the powder.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a tapered tubular member, of a spring plate positioned in the inner end thereof and forming a flaring contact member for holding the device in position,

said plate also forming a deflector, the edges of said parts being secured together through less than one half their circumference, said plate being separated to form an opening of substantial width flush with the inner face of the head of the keg to which the device is applied for removing the last of the powder.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto setmy hand and aflixed my seal.

ARTHUR H. BASSLER. 1.5. 

